Multi-Format Brackets

Three tournament formats

Choose the format that fits your event. Single elimination runs a standard knockout bracket. Double elimination adds a losers bracket, grand final, and optional grand final reset for a true double-chance format. Round robin uses the circle method algorithm so every participant plays every other, with automatic byes for odd counts.

Single elimination: seeded knockout with automatic bracket sizing to next power of 2

Double elimination: winners bracket, losers bracket, grand final, and grand final reset match

Round robin: circle method scheduling, automatic byes for odd participant counts

Each bracket independently tracks its own format and status

Smart seeding and byes

Participants are placed using standard tournament seeding order so that top seeds only meet in later rounds. For 8 players the draw order is [1,8,4,5,2,7,3,6]. When the participant count doesn't fill a power-of-2 bracket, empty slots become automatic byes that advance the real player immediately.

Recursive seed order generation following official tournament seeding conventions

Bracket size auto-expands to the next power of 2 (e.g., 6 players → 8-slot bracket)

Bye matches created and resolved automatically with no manual intervention

Manual seed assignment available for custom ordering

Automatic bracket progression

When a match completes, the winner advances to the next round automatically. In double elimination, the loser drops into the correct losers bracket slot. Grand final and reset matches trigger only when needed. Tournament completion is detected when all bracket matches finish.

Winners advance via nextMatchId and nextMatchSlot linkages

Double elimination: losers route via loserNextMatchId and loserNextMatchSlot

Grand final reset only played if the losers bracket winner wins the grand final

Tournament auto-completes when every match is finished

Multiple brackets per tournament

Run several draws within one tournament — men's singles, women's doubles, mixed, or any custom category. Each bracket has its own name, format, participant type, and status. Brackets can be reordered, renamed, and managed independently through a modal interface with drag-and-drop ordering.

Create unlimited named brackets within a single tournament

Each bracket can override the tournament's format and participant type

Drag-and-drop bracket reordering in the management modal

Independent lifecycle: draft, active, and completed per bracket

Visual bracket editor and print

Brackets render as horizontally scrolling round columns with match cards showing participant names, seeds, court assignments, and live tennis scores. Click any placeholder to edit names inline. Print-optimized view strips color for clean paper output. The quick bracket generator creates printable draws without saving to the database.

Interactive bracket view with inline name editing

Live tennis scores displayed in bracket cards as matches progress

Round labels: Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final (auto-detected from bracket size)